Facsimile of Nelson's letter to the Mayor of Norwich 26 Feb 1797.

ID:	GIR/4
Type:	Manuscript
Display location:	Not on display
Creator:	Nelson, Horatio
Date made:	1797-01-01 - ?; 1797-02-26
Credit:	National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Caird Collection
Parts:	Nelson, Horatio, Vice-Admiral, 1st Viscount Nelson, 1758-1805 (Manuscript) Letters from Charlotte Nelson, mainly to her mother; Letters from Horatio Nelson, mainly to his mother ; Letters from family and friends (Manuscript) (BRP/1) Seven letters about the Deanery of Canterbury, 1808. (Manuscript) (BRP/2) Fifteen letters from Mrs William Nelson to her husband, while she was with the Hamiltons at Deal and Margate, 1801. (Manuscript) (BRP/3) Letters from Lady Hamilton to Dr and Mrs William Nelson; Letters from Charlotte and Horatio to their parents. (Manuscript) (BRP/4) Twenty three letters mainly received by Earl Nelson, with a few family letters, 1790-1834. (Manuscript) (BRP/5) Sketch of the Battle of Trafalgar's Plan; Letters from Nelson. (Manuscript) (BRP/6) Freedoms of Various Cities; Address on Nelson Becoming a Burgess of Monmouth (Manuscript) (BRP/7) Order of St Joachim conferred on Viscount Merton, 1805. (Manuscript) (BRP/8) Fourteen papers about making the Bridport peerage an English one, 1831. (Manuscript) (BRP/9) Drafts of codicils for Lord Nelson, c.1803. (Manuscript) (BRP/10) Papers relating to Nelson, including a copy of the first letter sent to Lady Nelson written with his left hand, 1797-1804. (Manuscript) (BRP/11) Lord Nelson's washing book. (Manuscript) (BRP/12) Letter from the Queen of Naples, with an enclosure from her son Prince Leopald about the capture of the GENEREUX, 1800. (Manuscript) (BRP/13) Lord Nelson's list of silver, marked by him to show what was to go afloat, 1801-1802. (Manuscript) (BRP/14) Captain William Bligh's mss. index to the Signal Book, inscribed for Lord Nelson, 1799-1801. (Manuscript) (BRP/15) Eleven receipts from Lady Hamilton for her pension under the terms of Nelson's will, 1807-14. (Manuscript) (BRP/16) Correspondence about the Bridport relics, mss. and their sale 1924-33. (Manuscript) (BRP/17) Items about the mutiny at the Nore, Apr-September 1797. (Manuscript) (BRP/18) Lord Nelson's will, signed duplicate, bound in blue leather, 1803. (Manuscript) (BRP/19) Four (copies?) of speeches given by the officials of the City of London to Lord Nelson in recognition of his services to his country in 1795 and 1798. (Manuscript) (BRP/20) Thirteen letters from the Rev E. Nelson and Lord Nelson written to Thomas Bolton and Mrs Bolton. (Manuscript) (GIR/1) Letters and memoranda written by Nelson, 1796-1805. (Manuscript) (GIR/2) Documents relating to the 1799 revolution in Naples and copies of orders, official papers and letters received by Nelson. (Manuscript) (GIR/3) Facsimile of Nelson's letter to the Mayor of Norwich 26 Feb 1797. (Manuscript) (GIR/4) Family letters mainly relating to the Nelson Trust, 1731-1846. (Manuscript) (GIR/5) Girdlestone-Suckling correspondence, 1905-15. (Manuscript) (GIR/6) General correspondence from members of the Nelson family to William Haslewood, c.1806. (Manuscript) (HAS/1) Affairs of the Nelson family, 1831. (Manuscript) (HAS/2) Affairs of the Nelson family, 1834. (Manuscript) (HAS/3) Affairs of the Nelson family, 1836, 1837, 1839. (Manuscript) (HAS/4) Affairs of the Nelson family, 1836, 1837, 1839. (Manuscript) (HAS/5) Affairs of the Nelson family, 1840. (Manuscript) (HAS/6) Affairs of the Nelson family, 1841-42. (Manuscript) (HAS/7) Affairs of the Nelson family, 1843. (Manuscript) (HAS/8) Affairs of the Nelson family, 1844. (Manuscript) (HAS/9) Affairs of the Nelson family, 1845-47. (Manuscript) (HAS/10) File entitled Executors of Viscount Nelson, 1833-34. (Manuscript) (HAS/11) Correspondence relating to the arrangements for Horatio Nelson's funeral, 1805. (Manuscript) (HAS/12) Briefs, settlements, copies of Wills, financial papers and Trust Account Books, 1803-44. (Manuscript) (HAS/13/1) Briefs, settlements, copies of Wills, financial papers and Trust Account Books, 1806-85. (Manuscript) (HAS/13/2) Vellum documents mainly settlements, 1842-43. (Manuscript) (HAS/14/1) Vellum documents mainly settlements, 1787-1835. (Manuscript) (HAS/14/2) Letters from Lady Nelson to James Western her solicitor, relating to the will of Viscount Horatio Nelson, 1806-1807. (Manuscript) (LFN/1) Letters and legal documents relating to the will of Viscount Horatio Nelson, 1806. (Manuscript) (LFN/2-5) Monsaratt Collection (Manuscript) (MON/1) Letters received by Horatia Nelson-Ward, 1818-1882. (Manuscript) (NWD/1) Letters from Horatia Nelson-Ward, 1833-1878. (Manuscript) (NWD/2) Miscellaneous items in Mrs Nelson-Ward's papers, undated. (Manuscript) (NWD/3) Transcripts of letters in the Nelson-Ward Collection, undated. (Manuscript) (NWD/4) Miscellaneous papers, letters and inventories in the Nelson-Ward Collection. (Manuscript) (NWD/5/1-3) Lady Hamilton's correspondence, 1791-1800. (Manuscript) (NWD/6) Lady Hamilton's correspondence, 1801-1802. (Manuscript) (NWD/7) Lady Hamilton's correspondence, 1803-1804. (Manuscript) (NWD/8) Lady Hamilton's correspondence, 1805-1806. (Manuscript) (NWD/9) Lady Hamilton's correspondence, 1807-1810. (Manuscript) (NWD/10) Lady Hamilton's correspondence, 1810-1815. (Manuscript) (NWD/11) Nelson-Ward Collection letters individually framed or selected for exhibition. (Manuscript) (NWD/12-28) Letters from Lady Hamilton with reference to Horatia Nelson-Ward. (Manuscript) (NWD/29) Letter from Nelson to Ball, 1799. (Manuscript) (NWD/30) Diary recording daily events and business. (Manuscript) (NWD/31) Catalogues of sales where Nelson's letters or relics were auctioned, 1853-1936. (Manuscript) (NWD/32) Newspaper cuttings and articles regarding Nelson and Nelson's relics (Manuscript) (NWD/33/1-2) Correspondence of Mrs Nelson-Ward and Sir Harris Nicholas. (Manuscript) (NWD/34) Correspondence of the Rev Hugh Nelson-Ward, 1895-1939 (Manuscript) (NWD/35) Nelson-Ward Collection: papers of Admiral Philip Nelson-Ward C V O (Manuscript) (NWD/36) Various items including an inventory of household items, weekly account and Lady Hamilton's will. (Manuscript) (NWD/37) Weather logbook, 1 September 1804-13 May 1805. (Manuscript) (TRA/1) Grant of the order of the Knighthood of St Joachim, April 1802 and license to wear the ensigns of the order. (Manuscript) (TRA/2) A scroll informing Lord Nelson of his Admission to the Most Ancient and Honourable Order of Gregorians. (Manuscript) (TRA/3) Grant authorising supporters for the arms of Sir Horatio nelson, Knight of the Bath, 9 November 1797. (Manuscript) (TRA/4) Grant of Arms to Sir Horatio Nelson, Knight of the Bath, 28 Oct 1797. (Manuscript) (TRA/5) Freedom of Ludlow conferred on Nelson, 28 August 1802. (Manuscript) (TRA/6) Freedom of the city of Worcester conferred on Nelson, 30 August 1802. (Manuscript) (TRA/7) Probate of the will of Ann Nelson, granted 4 Dec 1783. (Manuscript) (TRA/9) Grant made to Thomas Bolton Esq. to Lord Nelson at his installation as Knight of the Bath, 5 August 1805. (Manuscript) (TRA/10) Nelson to Lieutenant William, Resident Agent of transports at Malta. VICTORY, 10 August 1803. (Manuscript) (TRA/11) Holograph from Nelson to Thomas Bolton, Burnham, 7 May 1792. (Manuscript) (TRA/12) Holograph from Nelson to Lady Hamilton, VICTORY, 16 March 1805. (Manuscript) (TRA/13) Holograph from Nelson to William Haslewood, VICTORY, 16 May 1805. (Manuscript) (TRA/14) Holograph from Nelson to Hon Henry Addington, 16 July 1803, off Toulon. (Manuscript) (TRA/15) Holograph from Nelson to Hon Henry Addington, AMPHION, 21 July 1803. (Manuscript) (TRA/16) Holograph from Nelson to Hon Henry Addington, AMPHION, 27 July 1803. (Manuscript) (TRA/17) Letter to Lord Nelson Vice Admiral of the Blue from Sir Hyde Parker, given on board HMS LONDON, 5 May 1801. (Manuscript) (TRA/18) Letter from Captain Hardy to Lady Hamilton, VICTORY, St Helens, 4 Dec 1805 (enclosing Nelson's last letter). (Manuscript) (TRA/19) Holograph from Dr A.H. Scott to Lady Hamilton, 12 Dec 1805. (Manuscript) (TRA/20) Letter from the Rev Phillip Ward to Earl Nelson, 16 May (no year). (Manuscript) (TRA/21) Letter from Nelson to Alderman J.J. Smith, 1 May 1816. (Manuscript) (TRA/22) Letter from the Rev Edmund Nelson to Mrs Fisher (wife of Rev Fisher), 18 September 1787. (Manuscript) (TRA/23) Letter from the Edmund Nelson to the Rev Elderton, 18 Oct 1798. (Manuscript) (TRA/24) Letter from the Rev Edmund Nelson to the Rev Bryan Allott, 16 Oct 1798. (Manuscript) (TRA/25) Letter from the Rev Phillip Ward to Alderman J.J. Smith, 22 March 1822. (Manuscript) (TRA/26) Nelson's draft (not signed) to Speridion Foresti, His Majesty's Minister of the Republic of the Seven Islands, 22 Oct 1803, off Toulon. (Manuscript) (TRA/27) Nelson's draft (initialled N.B.) to Speridion Foresti, 22 Oct 1803. (Manuscript) (TRA/28) Nelson's draft (not signed) to J.M. Gilbert at Barcelona, 1 May 1803. (Manuscript) (TRA/29) Letters from Nelson (no signature) to Captain George Cocks,17 May 1804 and to Captain Keats, 28 Dec 1804. (Manuscript) (TRA/30) Memorandum written by Nelson from Captain William Bolton, 3 April (no year), but dated in Nicholas, 3 May 1805. (Manuscript) (TRA/31) Draft by Nelson of a Bill of Health, n.d. (Manuscript) (TRA/32) Letter from the Rev Phillip Ward to Thomas Bolton, 6 Dec 1824. (Manuscript) (TRA/36) Letter from the Rev Phillip Ward to Thomas Bolton, dated Tuesday morning c.1827. (Manuscript) (TRA/37) Letter from the Rev Phillip Ward to Thomas Bolton, 30 April c.1827. (Manuscript) (TRA/38) Wine list written in Nelson's left hand. Found in Nelson's cellarette. n.d. (Manuscript) (TRA/39) Diagram issued by Admiral Robert Calder. Copy, 1 January 1796. (Manuscript) (TRA/40) Narrative. (Manuscript) (TRA/41) The World Upside Down, a child's book. n.d. (Manuscript) (TRA/42) Old Mother Hubbard and Her Dog, a child's book. n.d. (Manuscript) (TRA/43) Grant of Arms to lady Hamilton from the Herald's College, 19 November 1806, with pendant seals. (Manuscript) (TRA/44) Letter patent granting Nelson the honour of his Barony, 6 November 1798, with pendant seals attached. (Manuscript) (TRA/45) Letter patent granting Nelson the honour of Viscountcy, 22 May 1801. (Manuscript) (TRA/46) Letter patent issued under the Privy Seal. Grant of a barony to Nelson. (Manuscript) (TRA/47) Roll of Turkish letters, 1798-99. (Manuscript) (TRA/48) Family tree of the Nelson family and their descendents. n.d. (Manuscript) (TRA/49) Shipbuilding by Mungo Murray. Printed with inscription by Nelson, 1777. (Manuscript) (TRA/50) Sermon preached after Nelson's funeral, printed 1806. (Manuscript) (TRA/51) Narrative of the battle of Cape St Vincent by John Drinkwater, inscribed by Thomas Bolton, 1797. (Manuscript) (TRA/52) Statutes of the most honourable Order of the Bath, printed 1725, and reprinted 1787. (Manuscript) (TRA/53) Commission to Nelson, 24 July 1801, appointing him to command the Channel Fleet. (Manuscript) (TRA/54) Grant of Arms made to Thomas Bolton, Earl Nelson, 18 April 1835. (Manuscript) (TRA/55) Details of Nelson's entry into the city of Salisbury when he recived the freedom of the city, Dec 1800. (Manuscript) (TRA/56) Illustrations of the Life of Nelson by Bromley. Copy inscribed Nelson Trafalgar, August 1865. (Manuscript) (TRA/57) Papers relating to Lady Hamilton's accounts and financial position. n.d. (Manuscript) (TRA/58) Letters and Accounts (Manuscript) (WAL/1-14/A) Manuscript orders of sailing, Trafalgar, signed Nelson, 10 Oct 1805. (Manuscript) (WAL/14/B) Correspondence (Manuscript) (WAL/15-21/A) Autograph diary of Oliver Davis (Manuscript) (WAL/21/B) Miscellaneous Documents (Manuscript) (WAL/22-33) Notes on Walter collection, n.d. (Manuscript) (WAL/34) Facsimiles (Manuscript) (WAL/35-46) Nelson's letter to Lady Hamilton, framed, 13 June 1801. (Manuscript) (WAL/47) Nelson letter to Captain Towry, HMS DIADEM, 24 July 1796, and Nelson to Lord St Vincent, 27 August 1801. (Manuscript) (WAL/48) Book of drawings by Thomas Baxter of Lady Hamilton, Merton, etc., originally belonging to Lady Hamilton, n.d. (Manuscript) (WAL/49) Achievements of Nelson, 9 January 1806. (Manuscript) (WAL/50) Promisory note for the payment to Nelson by Buonaparte of nine ships of the line, Alexandria, 3 August 1798. (Manuscript) (WAL/51) Press cuttings and ephemera relating to Nelson and Napoleon and to anniversaries of the Battle of Trafalgar, 1799, 1905, 1908, 1909 and n.d. (Manuscript) (WAL/52)

Facsimile of Nelson's letter to the Mayor of Norwich 26 Feb 1797.

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